Residential parking permits allow residents to park on-street and avoid time limits in their scheme area. We have developed an online system for applying for your residential parking permit in the Manly area.

Motorcycles and scooters do not need to display a Manly parking permit when parked legally in a scheme area. 

Council will no longer issue boat, trailer or caravan parking permits through the Manly parking permit scheme.

How to apply

Please apply and pay online for your first two residential parking permits. Third residential parking permit applications must be submitted using the form below.

If you cannot apply online please complete the application form and send or email your application to Council.

• Manly Permit One and Two Application Form
• Manly Third Residential Parking Permit Application Form

Application options

 Apply online

• Apply via email if you meet the below criteria:
  • If you have moved into your property as a new tenant /owner since the start of your scheme renewal period (see dates below) or
  • your property is mixed business / residential building, company title, community title, dual occupancy or non-strata and your address does not populate below.

Download the application form and then email along with required documentation to manlyparkingpermits@northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au  

• Apply via mail – print the application form and then mail along with required documentation to: Northern Beaches Council, PO Box 82, Manly, 1655

Eligibility

To be eligible for a residential parking permit, the applicant must:

• reside permanently at the address within the existing Manly parking permit scheme area
• be the registered owner of the vehicle
• or have full private use of a company vehicle
• Please note:  second place of residence applications are not eligible to apply for a residential parking permit, however can apply for a multi-use parking permit.

Documentation needed for application

Please ensure you have electronic copies of these documents ready before you apply or hard copies to mail in. All documents must be in the name of the applicant and display the property address within the Parking Permit Scheme area.

• Driver's licence or NSW photo card of a property owner or tenant listed on tenancy agreement. 
• Vehicle registration and if it’s a company owned / leased vehicle an accompanying letter from employer.
• Lease / Tenancy agreement (if renting), owner/occupier details will be checked during processing.
• One other piece of official documentation (power or phone bill, building / content insurance, bank statement).

Note:

• If you are applying for a residential permit AND a multi-use permit, there is no need to provide the above information twice.
• If you are applying on behalf of the property owner or listed tenant you will need to provide a letter of authority to act on their behalf.

Number of permits

Eligible residents can apply online for two residential parking permits.

In extenuating circumstances, a third residential permit may be issued to eligible properties. Circumstances may include additional vehicles registered to the residential address and limited off-street parking.  This would support larger families living at the same residence.

Criteria for third permit

All residential eligibility and vehicle registration criteria must be met and all required documentation must be submitted with the application.

• Applications for a third Manly residential parking permit cannot be made online.
• Customer Service will not be able to issue the third permit at the time of application as a site assessment may be required.
• Applications for third permits will be referred to Council’s Transport Network Team for consideration.

Residential permit scheme areas and application dates

The framework only applies to the management of parking permits issued through the existing Manly parking permit scheme in the following areas:

• Little Manly and Balgowlah
  Applications open 15 August 2024. Valid until 30 September 2025.
• Ocean Beach and Ethel Street West
  Applications open 15 September 2024. Valid until 31 October 2025.
• Isthmus and Fairy Bower
  Applications open 15 October 2024. Valid until 30 November 2025.
• Tower Hill and Tower Hill Extension
  Applications open 15 January 2025. Valid 28 February 2026.
• Ivanhoe Park and Ivanhoe Park Extension
  Applications open 15 February 2025. Valid 31 March 2026.

Fees and charges

Fees and charges apply to all Manly parking permits (as detailed in the adopted annual fees and charges).

Residential or multi-use

• 1st permit issued to property - $53 (concession $26.50)
• 2nd permit issued to property - $117 (concession $58.50)
• 3rd permit issued to property - $117
• Replacement Multi-use permit - $243
• 4th permit residential/multi-use (extenuating circumstances only) - $296

Apply online

Concession Eligibility - first or second permit only

Holders of the cards listed below are eligible for the concession. 

• Pensioner Concession Card (PCC)
• Gold card embossed with ‘TPI’ (Totally Permanently Incapacitated)*
• Gold card embossed with ‘EDA' (Extreme Disablement Adjustment)*

(*) War widow or widower or wholly dependent partner entitled to the DVA income support supplement.